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abide

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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishabyden,fromOld Englishābīdan(to abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind; survive; wait for, await; expect),fromProto-Germanic*uzbīdaną(to expect, tolerate),equivalent toa-+‎bide.Cognate withScotsabide(to abide, remain),Middle High Germanerbīten(to await, expect),Gothic𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽(usbeidan,to expect, await, have patience).The sense ofpay foris due to influence fromaby.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abide(third-person singular simple presentabides,present participleabiding,simple pastabodeorabidedorabid,past participleabodeorabidedor(rare)abidden)

  1. (transitive)To endure without yielding; towithstand.[from mid-12th c.][2]
    Synonyms:hold on,resist,persevere;see alsoThesaurus:persevere
    The old oak treeabidesthe wind endlessly.
  2. (transitive)To bearpatiently.[from late 15th c.][2]
    Synonyms:brook,put up with,tolerate;see alsoThesaurus:tolerate
    "I never couldabideshoemakers, "said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.[3]
    • 1593,anonymous author,The Life and Death of Iacke Straw[],Act III:
      VVe will be Kings and Lords within our ſelues,
      And notabidethe pride of tyrranie.
    • c.1596–1599(date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth,[]”,inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[](First Folio), London:[]Isaac Iaggard,andEd[ward]Blount,published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene ii],page87,column 2:
      Neuer neuer: ſhe would alwayes ſay ſhee could notabideM[aster]Shallow.
    • 1978December 2, “!HELP!! (personal advertisement)”, inGay Community News,volume 6, number19,page14:
      We are vegetarian leaning, dislike smoking and alcohol, cannotabidedrugs.
    • 1998,Joel Coen, Ethan Coen,The Big Lebowski(motion picture), spoken by The Big Lebowski (David Huddleston):
      By God sir. I will notabideanother toe.
  3. (transitive)To pay for; to stand the consequences of.[from late 16th c.][2]
    Synonyms:answer for,suffer,atone
  4. Used in a phrasal verb:abide by(to accept and act in accordance with).
    The new teacher was strict and the students did not want toabideby his rules.
  5. (intransitive,obsolete)Towaitin expectation.[mid-12th–mid-17th c.][2]
    Synonyms:hold on,stay;see alsoThesaurus:wait
  6. (intransitive,obsolete)Topause;todelay.[from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.][2]
  7. (intransitive,archaic,Scotland)Tostay;tocontinuein a place; to remainstableorfixedin some state or condition; to be left.[from ca. 1150—1350][2]
  8. (intransitive,archaic)To have one'sabode.[from ca. 1350—1470][2]
    Synonyms:dwell,live,reside;see alsoThesaurus:reside
  9. (intransitive,archaic)To endure; toremain;to last.[from ca. 1350—1470][2]
    • 1998,Joel and Ethan Coen,The Big Lebowski(motion picture), spoken by Narrator (Sam Elliot):
      The Dudeabides.
  10. (transitive,archaic)To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.[from early 12th c.][2]
    Synonyms:await,wait for;see alsoThesaurus:wait for
  11. (transitive,obsolete)Toendureorundergoa hard trial or a task; to stand up under.[from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.][2]
  12. (transitive,archaic)To awaitsubmissively;accept without question; submit to.[from ca. 1350—1470][2]

Usage notes

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  • (bear patiently):The negative formcan't abideis used to indicate strong dislike.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^Philip Babcock Gove (editor),Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged(G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909],→ISBN), page 3
  2. 2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.10Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abide”, inThe Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles,5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page 4.
  3. ^Robert Holland, M.R.A.C.,A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester,Part I--A to F., English Dialect Society, London, 1884, 1

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Noun

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abide

  1. genitivepluralofabi

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ābīde

  1. inflection ofābīdan:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. singularpresentsubjunctive

Verb

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ābide

  1. inflection ofābīdan:
    1. second-personsingularpreteriteindicative
    2. singularpreteritesubjunctive

Turkish

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Etymology 1

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InheritedfromOttoman Turkishآبده(ābide),fromArabicآبِدة(ʔābida),fromآبِد(ʔābid),active participle ofأَبَدَ(ʔabada). The sense ofmonumentfirst attested around 1908 with respect to theMonument of Liberty (Âbide-i Hürriyet)then under construction in Istanbul.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ɑːbiˈde/
  • Hyphenation:a‧bi‧de

Noun

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abide(definite accusativeabideyi,pluralabideler)

  1. something ofmonumentalimportance
  2. monument
Declension
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Inflection
Nominative abide
Definite accusative abideyi
Singular Plural
Nominative abide abideler
Definite accusative abideyi abideleri
Dative abideye abidelere
Locative abidede abidelerde
Ablative abideden abidelerden
Genitive abidenin abidelerin

Etymology 2

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Noun

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abide

  1. locativesingularofabi

References

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  1. ^Nişanyan, Sevan(2002–) “abide”,inNişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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